Oliver v. Texas - Appeal Dismissed on Procedural Grounds
Summary
The Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District affirmed Markeith Terrell Oliver's conviction for attempted tampering with physical evidence, upholding a six-month state jail sentence. The appeal was dismissed on procedural grounds because Oliver's consolidated brief raised a point of error unrelated to this conviction. The court found nothing to review and affirmed the trial court's judgment.
What changed
Markeith Terrell Oliver's appeal from a Cass County conviction for attempted tampering with physical evidence was dismissed on procedural grounds by the Texas Court of Appeals. Oliver filed a consolidated brief addressing multiple convictions, but his single point of error did not relate to the conviction in cause number 06-25-00052-CR. The appellate court found nothing to review and affirmed the trial court's judgment, leaving the six-month state jail sentence intact.\n\nCriminal defendants and their counsel should ensure that any appellate briefs specifically challenge the convictions being appealed. Procedural deficiencies in briefing may result in dismissal without review of substantive issues, as demonstrated here. Legal professionals handling criminal appeals in Texas should verify that points of error directly correspond to each cause number on appeal.
What to do next
- Monitor for related appeals in cause numbers 06-25-00050-CR and 06-25-00051-CR
Penalties
Six months' confinement in a state jail facility
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Markeith Terrell Oliver v. the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 06-25-00052-CR
- Nature of Suit: Miscellaneous/Other Criminal including Misdemeanor or Felony
Disposition: Affirmed
Disposition
Affirmed
Lead Opinion
In the
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-25-00052-CR
MARKEITH TERRELL OLIVER, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 5th District Court
Cass County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2024F00157
Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens
MEMORANDUM OPINION
After a Cass County jury found Markeith Terrell Oliver guilty of attempted tampering
with physical evidence, the trial court sentenced him to six months’ confinement in a state jail
facility.
On March 31, 2025, Oliver filed a notice of appeal in this case. On October 22, 2025,
Oliver filed a single, consolidated brief in this appellate court cause number and in appellate
court cause numbers 06-25-00050-CR and 06-25-00051-CR. Oliver’s consolidated brief
contains one point of error. That point of error does not relate to his conviction of attempted
tampering with physical evidence.1 Therefore, there is nothing for the Court to review in this
case.
Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s judgment of conviction.
Scott E. Stevens
Chief Justice
Date Submitted: February 12, 2026
Date Decided: April 8, 2026
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1
Oliver also appeals a conviction of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in our appellate court cause number
06-25-00050-CR and a conviction of unlawful carrying of a weapon by a felon in our appellate court cause number
06-25-00051-CR. We address Oliver’s sole point of error in appellate court cause number 06-25-00050-CR.
2
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